The Night My Dream Came Alive is about a 12-year-old girl called Ollo who can’t dream. Luckily for her there’s a shop in town called the Dream Store, which sells the most extraordinary, nightmare-free adventures to children. When I created the shop, I didn’t want to go down an ‘oldy worldy’ route. I wanted the the place to be minimalistic, slick and hi-tech like an Apple store. The reason for this was I was keen to position the DreamDrops as something that children would pester their parents for like Nike Air Super Max trainers or PlayStaytion. The DreamDrops are a must-have item on every wishlist, yet when parents or carers see the price tag, they are horrified. Something that’s not easily affordable becomes a bit of a status symbol. And everything associated with it is cool.

Welcome to the shop that sells you the wildest dreams imaginable.

Every night, Ollo goes to bed willing something wonderful to happen: will she fly out of the window and soar over town, sail the high seas as part of a pirate crew or gallop through a field of flowers on a unicorn? But she’s disappointed every time: Ollo can’t dream.

The other kids at school have extraordinary dreams. They have been to the Dream Store, which guarantees customers the very best adventures in their sleep.

Will Ollo get her own exciting DreamDrops experience? Or will things take a nightmarish turn?

The Night My Dream Came Alive is available to pre-order from all good bookshops. Or you can order it in at your local library.

The adventure starts 05.08.21.